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Obserwator Finansowy features views and analysis of economy in Poland and other countries, written by some of the best journalists, economists and analysts. Our mission is to share knowledge of economics and financial markets in the world.
Obserwator Finansowy is a project under aegis of the Poland’s central bank, Narodowy Bank Polski. We have published thousands of articles about the Polish and global economy. Our journalists have conducted hundreds of interviews with Nobel laureates, distinguished economists, business leaders and politicians with views across the political spectrum.
In this section you can find selected articles in English.
Ukraine needs to create its own development plan
Andrzej GodlewskiUkrainian politicians are counting on a new Marshall plan that would benefit their country. The chances for the implementation of this idea are very slim.
Polish banks are accelerating the restructuring of their networks
Jacek RamotowskiA decrease in profitability and an increase in costs caused, among others, by the banking tax mean that the Polish banks are speeding up the restructuring of their networks and employment.
Gazprom management board terminates Nord Stream 2 shareholder agreement
Jo HarperThe decision to cancel a shareholder agreement of Nord Stream 2 AG, the operator of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, was taken unanimously at the board of directors meeting on November 9th, Gazprom said in its press release.
Ukraine’s banking sector is out of the woods, but significant challenges remain
Sergei KuznetsovUkrainian banking landscape has changed dramatically over the past two and a half years. CE Financial Observer talks with Kateryna Rozhkova, the central bank's deputy governor.
Czech Finance Minister not in favor of euro yet
Jo HarperCzech Finance Minister Andrej Babiš does not favor swapping the crown for the euro yet, telling the daily Hospodarske Noviny: "I am convinced the question of adoption is not whether we will accept it but how to do it well."
Eurosclerosis redux: Why shouldn’t we expect great changes in the EU?
Ireneusz Paweł KarolewskiProbably the most frequent question the EU pundits and journalists have asked recently is whether the EU will disintegrate. The answer is simple: It will not.
Polish commercial real estate still outranks CEE market
Jo HarperSome 67 per cent of investors believe Poland is "very attractive" for investment, according to data provided by REAS – a Polish real estate consulting agency.
The IMF has less faith in emerging markets
Ignacy MorawskiThe International Monetary Fund still believes that emerging markets will return to the economic prosperity which characterized them in the first decade of this century.
There will be more empty office space in Polish largest cities
Marcin WagnerThe imbalance on the Polish commercial real estate market is growing, because there is an increasing supply of office space for rent. Over the last two years the greatest increase in office space vacancies was recorded in...
‘Polycrisis’ of EU is a chance for Europe said Guy Verhofstadt
Tom HashimotoThe current ‘polycrisis’ is a chance to overhaul the EU, said Guy Verhofstadt, but Euroscepticism widens in the Balkans due to the perceived absence of the European order in the region.